Middle English Dictionary Entry
shaften v.
Entry Info
| Forms | shaften v. |
| Etymology | From shaft(e n.(2) (cp. sense 4.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the sun: to send out long low beams; ?set.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1467 : He rechated, & r[o]de þurȝ ronez ful þyk, Suande þis wylde swyn til þe sunne schafted.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)497 : Toschappyd clothe [win:tooschaptyd cloth]: bilix.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)492 : Thre schaptyd clothe [Add: thre schaftyd]:Trilix.
Note: New spelling
Note: New sense: 'made on weaving shafts'.--per MJW